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Ambrosia for One

Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword ambrosia for one, fruit salad for one, retro fruit salad, yogurt fruit salad
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 serving
A fruit salad with pineapple, mandarins, coconut, marshmallows, and pecans folded in vanilla yogurt. Chill it before serving.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup drained canned pineapple tidbits
  • ¼ cup drained canned mandarins
  • ¼ cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • 4 maraschino cherries sliced
  • ¼ cup mini marshmallows (roughly 25)
  • 2 Tbsp chopped pecans
  • ⅓ cup (3 oz) vanilla Greek yogurt

Directions

  • Drain the pineapple and mandarins well. Stir them together in a mixing bowl with the coconut, cherries, marshmallows, and pecans.
  • Gently fold in the yogurt.
  • Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or overnight.

Nutrition

Serving: 276g | Calories: 397kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7.1g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 4.1mg | Sodium: 111mg | Potassium: 385mg | Fiber: 5.2g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 573IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 126mg | Iron: 1.3mg

Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, for the whole recipe (1 serving); ¼ cup drained canned mandarins counted as canned mandarin oranges, ¼ cup sweetened shredded coconut counted as sweetened flaked coconut, ⅓ cup vanilla Greek yogurt counted as nonfat Greek yogurt. Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.